Since the week of Thanksgiving, many residents at the Marylander Condominiums in the Langley Park area have been struggling to stay warm.

Jason Van Horne, who lives there with his 73-year-old mother, said they remain bundled as nighttime temperatures dip into the teens.

“I’m dressed in a robe, pajamas, socks, coat — just to sit in my house,” Van Horne said. “Stove doesn’t work. I can go in there and try to turn on. You can hear the gas.”

He said space heaters are their only hope, but those are causing electrical outages.

“Electricity keeps going out, so we’re constantly without any heat,” he said. “No way to cook. Refrigerator is not on, so no way to preserve our food — nothing.”

It’s a dire situation at the condo complex, which is home to many low-income residents. The Prince George’

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